- an act of causing death, especially deliberately（尤指故意的）致死。
1
- causing death致死的, 致命的：
in combination weed-killing.灭草的。
1.1
- informal exhausting; unbearable〈非正式〉使人筋疲力尽的; 难以忍受的：
the suspense will be killing.
挂虑总是让人难以忍受。
1.2
- dated overwhelmingly funny〈旧〉极其滑稽的。
短语
make a killing
- have a great financial success获得巨大财政收益, 致富：
they're a safe investment, you can make a killing overnight.
这些是安全投资, 你可以一夜暴富。
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